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Equality Act, the Sweeping LGBTQ+ Rights Bill, Reintroduced in Congress
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Equality Act, a wide-ranging LGBTQ+ rights bill, was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate...
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months ago2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden...
Did the Respect for Marriage Act Displace the Equality Act?
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLike many, I've been an advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community for a long time. In 2019, I...
Congress codifies marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Respect for Marriage Act will reverse the 1996 law that defines marriage as one between...
Democrats reintroduce Equality Act amid Pride Month
The Hill via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDemocrats in both chambers of Congress on Wednesday resurrected a proposal to extend federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans, vowing to...
Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act into law at star-studded ceremony
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act at a star-studded...
PolitiFact: Fact-checking Rubio’s claim on Demings’ stance on transgender athletes; ‘radical’ gender...
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the Florida U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio used transgender and gender identity...
Missouri bans abortion with 'trigger law' after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLegal abortion came to an end in Missouri on Friday with the activation of the state's "trigger...
Rhode Island advances law protecting doctors who provide abortions & gender-affirming care
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Rhode Island state Senate has passed a bill that would shield health care practitioners who...
'In crisis mode': Rights groups petition UN to intervene for LGBTQ+ people in Texas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNational and state groups are petitioning the United Nations to intervene in Texas, where they say...